Sassuolo vs Empoli

30 April 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Federico Dionisi

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Domenico Berardi 82’, 90+7’ (pen)
  • Nicolò Cambiaghi 11’

Match summary

Sassuolo came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Empoli, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Empoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Nicolò Cambiaghi put Empoli ahead in the 11th minute, Domenico Berardi equalised in the 82nd minute, set up by Matheus Henrique, and Berardi won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Sassuolo created 2.33 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Empoli's 0.79 from 7. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Sassuolo Empoli
13 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2.29 xG 0.79
1.52 Non-penalty xG 0.79
10 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Sassuolo Empoli
Kick-off
11’
Nicolò Cambiaghi0-1 (Empoli)
Half-time0-1
Domenico Berardi
Assist: Matheus Henrique1-1 (Sassuolo)
82’
Domenico Berardi
Penalty2-1 (Sassuolo)
90+7’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sassuolo
  • Andrea Pinamonti
  • Maxime Lopez
  • Armand Lauriente
Empoli
  • Filippo Bandinelli

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.33 0.79 11’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), 0-1 11’ 82’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-1 82’ 90+7’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 2-1 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.33 0.79 11’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), 0-1 Cambiaghi 11’ 82’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-1 Berardi 82’ 90+7’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 2-1 Berardi 90+7’
Sassuolo 2.33 xGEmpoli 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Sassuolo attacking 
90+7’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 27’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 81’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 11’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 77’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 41’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 68’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 27’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 81’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 11’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 77’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 41’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 68’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andrea Consigli GK900 0.000.000
Jeremy Toljan DEF900 0.000.000
Martin Erlic DEF900 0.000.000
Ruan DEF470 0.000.000
Riccardo Marchizza DEF780 0.000.071
Maxime Lopez MID903 0.070.051
Davide Frattesi MID902 0.540.000
Abdou Harroui MID470 0.000.000
Nedim Bajrami FWD470 0.000.081
Gregoire Defrel FWD591 0.660.000
Armand Lauriente FWD903 0.170.071
Matheus Henrique Sub4311 0.070.021
Gianmarco Ferrari Sub430 0.000.000
Domenico Berardi Sub3123 0.810.461
Andrea Pinamonti Sub280 0.000.000
Rogerio Sub120 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.48
Empoli win 26% Avg odds 3.65

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sassuolo WDLWL
Empoli LWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 1-0 Sassuolo, 05 Nov 22 Next meeting: Empoli 3-4 Sassuolo, 26 Nov 23  All Sassuolo vs Empoli meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.